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Legacy College Preparatory Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

1041^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 16% of New York high schools

Summary

Legacy College Preparatory Charter School is a public charter high school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 808 students. The school is part of the Legacy College Preparatory Charter School District, which is ranked 702 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school maintains a relatively small student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.5 to 12 students per teacher, which is lower than the state average, its performance on key metrics is generally below state and New York City averages. The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 75.4% to 85.1% over the past 5 years, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, the school's dropout rate has fluctuated between 0.0% and 10.0% over the same period, higher than the state average. Chronic absenteeism rates at Legacy College Preparatory Charter School have also been significantly higher than the state average, ranging from 31.5% to 53.6% over the past 5 years.

When compared to nearby public schools, such as University Heights Secondary School-Bronx Community College and Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science, Legacy College Preparatory Charter School generally performs worse on key metrics like graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism. Despite the school's relatively poor performance, it spends a significant amount per student, ranging from $15,514 to $21,019 over the past 4 years, which is higher than the state average.

747

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,079

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 E 145th St
Bronx, NY 10454

(347) 746-1558

District: Legacy College Preparatory Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.9%

African American:

34.5%

American Indian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2024 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (42% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (78% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

New York avg60%

Middle school

764^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,041^st of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

702^nd of 874Legacy College Preparatory Charter School among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	764 of 1500	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	828 of 1504	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	725 of 1500	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	793 of 1479	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.2	419 of 1242	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	719 of 1439	50.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	74.3	119 of 653	81.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	380 of 646	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	449 of 615	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	303 of 591	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	165 of 581	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	211 of 473	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	633 of 1457	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	690 of 1465	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	733 of 1463	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	787 of 1454	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	710 of 1370	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	318 of 965	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	290 of 953	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	267 of 943	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	360 of 914	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	340 of 826	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	291 of 603	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	162 of 594	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	192 of 543	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	142 of 487	70.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	465 of 1283	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	425 of 1296	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	472 of 1288	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	707 of 1306	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	461 of 1241	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	945 of 1455	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1026 of 1464	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	758 of 1464	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	759 of 1455	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	667 of 1366	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	609 of 1298	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	657 of 1303	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	555 of 1307	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	657 of 1283	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	402 of 1139	64.7%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1041 of 1234	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1040 of 1242	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	527 of 713	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	528 of 690	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	588 of 669	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	628 of 637	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1003 of 1206	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1017 of 1219	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	681 of 885	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	655 of 865	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	449 of 607	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	349 of 564	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1001 of 1179	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	993 of 1170	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	1036 of 1201	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1033 of 1211	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	873 of 1149	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	851 of 1144	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

African American (2019)82nd percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-14 vs school

High school

African American (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government59%-16 vs state

Global History and Geography57%-19 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts56%-20 vs state

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Math47%-6 vs state

Science45%~ state avg

Common Core Algebra II42%-33 vs state

Algebra I38%-18 vs state

Life Science Biology36%-23 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences29%-27 vs state

Living Environment28%-29 vs state

Physics20%-49 vs state

Chemistry10%-54 vs state

Geometry9%-51 vs state

Common Core Geometry3%-21 vs state

Earth Science0%-65 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Legacy College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	400 E 145th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Legacy College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 746-1558	747	67	12.0	89.4%	6 (0.8%)	258 (34.5%)	470 (62.9%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16.2	1041^st of 1234 public high schools	15.6%		16.2	1040^th of 1242 public high schools	16.3%	1	10.4	42.1	55.8	2.7	0.0	56.8	28.0	20.0	59.2	38.0	35.6	8.8	29.3	56.1	48.2	49.4	40.9	48.2	47.7	44.8	$21,079	$1,676	$19,403
Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The): X223	Public	6-12	360 E 145th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-8202	646	57	11.2	96.0%	7 (1.1%)	123 (19.0%)	504 (78.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	48.7	657^th of 1234 public high schools	46.8%					(n/a)			80.2							89.5			19.4	47.0	45.5	51.7	54.9	61.0	75.9		$33,881	$4,314	$29,567
South Bronx Preparatory - A College Board School	Public	6-12	360 E 145th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2211	603	59	10.2	95.7%	11 (1.8%)	157 (26.0%)	429 (71.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	52.4	612^th of 1234 public high schools	50.4%		64.1	452^nd of 1242 public high schools	63.6%	160		73.7	90.7		50.0	77.5	51.9		89.9	44.4	34.7	76.9	47.4	22.2	35.9	54.9	40.0	27.3	34.8	53.0	$33,312	$3,371	$29,940
International Community High School	Public	9-12	345 Brook Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-4128	345	35	9.7	99.1%	6 (1.7%)	48 (13.9%)	280 (81.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)			56.4																		$39,451	$3,864	$35,587
Urban Assembly Bronx Academy Of Letters (The)	Public	6-12	339 Morris Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 401-4891	413	52	7.9	96.9%	17 (4.1%)	131 (31.7%)	257 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15	1060^th of 1234 public high schools	14.1%		13	1093^rd of 1242 public high schools	12.0%	33	10.3	19.0	55.0		26.3	76.3	25.0		45.2	22.4	26.0		28.9	8.3	24.4	15.0	33.3	20.9	20.0	15.8	$46,121	$4,508	$41,613
Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	333 E 151st St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 993-5000	412	38	10.8	92.7%	4 (1.0%)	113 (27.4%)	282 (68.4%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	17.4	1027^th of 1234 public high schools	16.8%		16.5	1034^th of 1242 public high schools	16.7%	7	0.0	25.0	69.9			62.4	29.7		63.6	4.0	27.9	1.5	29.9								$37,889	$3,652	$34,238
Bronx Haven High School	Public	9-12	333 E 151st St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3638	98	10	9.8	93.9%	1 (1.0%)	29 (29.6%)	63 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	5.7	1198^th of 1234 public high schools	2.9%		9.3	1152^nd of 1242 public high schools	7.2%	46			42.9			27.8	39.3		22.2	12.9											$46,259	$3,370	$42,889
Bronx Design And Construction Academy	Public	9-12	333 E 151st St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-7690	223	32	6.8	94.6%	2 (0.9%)	70 (31.4%)	145 (65.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9.7	1146^th of 1234 public high schools	7.1%		8.7	1162^nd of 1242 public high schools	6.4%	16		15.4	50.5	1.7	15.6	44.1	35.9		24.4	17.9	39.4	10.4	26.8								$48,292	$3,595	$44,697
Hostos-Lincoln Academy Of Science	Public	6-12	600 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-5640	460	43	10.7	90.2%	3 (0.7%)	112 (24.3%)	335 (72.8%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54.3	592^nd of 1234 public high schools	52.0%		47.5	669^th of 1242 public high schools	46.1%	77		100.0	83.0	54.8	47.1	83.3	50.0		62.2	81.6	36.5	16.4	67.3	34.2	40.0	34.7	20.0	38.2	3.5	24.1	$33,482	$3,106	$30,376
University Prep Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	600 St Ann's Ave-4th Fl	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	University Prep Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-6543	447	27	15.3	88.1%	2 (0.4%)	167 (37.4%)	273 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	58.5	530^th of 1234 public high schools	57.1%		40.9	747^th of 1242 public high schools	39.9%	217	58.7	61.3	83.9	9.8		90.9	75.5		93.8	52.7		48.9									$23,472	$1,004	$22,468

Frequently Asked Questions about Legacy College Preparatory Charter School

How many students attend Legacy College Preparatory Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 747 students attended Legacy College Preparatory Charter School.

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Legacy College Preparatory Charter School ranks in the bottom 15.6% of New York high schools.

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What is the racial makeup of Legacy College Preparatory Charter School?

Students at Legacy College Preparatory Charter School are 63% Hispanic, 35% African American, 1% American Indian.

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